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  • GDF Suez issues record breaking €2.5bn green bond

    13 May 2014

    GDF Suez has issued a record breaking €2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond in a transaction that was three-times oversubscribed despite being upsized to meet greater than expected demand.

  • Citi pledges $2.25bn to efficient and distributed energy projects

    12 May 2014

    Citi plans to step up its activities in US energy efficiency and distributed energy generation, after setting a new financing target of $2.25 billion, marking a significant increase on its previous goal.

  • €35m raised for Irish energy efficiency fund as it inks first deal

    09 May 2014

    The Irish government has launched an energy efficiency fund after reaching a €35 million ($48 million) first close, with more than half the capital coming from the private sector.

  • Assuring Green Bonds

    01 May 2014

    As the green bond market rapidly scales up, assurance will play a vital role in preserving its integrity, argue Pernille Holtedahl, Matthew Jones and Douglas Farquhar

  • Nordex secures €100m loan from EIB

    29 April 2014

    Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received a €100 million ($138 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to help it develop new technologies.

  • Creating the Green Bond Principles

    22 April 2014

    The launch of the Green Bond Principles are seen by many as a catalyst in a market that is already experiencing exponential growth. How will the principles help and how might they evolve, asks Peter Cripps

  • More banks and institutions will lend to renewables, says Credit Agricole

    17 April 2014

    The number of banks and institutional investors that finance renewables projects is set to rise as they become more comfortable with the technology, a leading project financier told Environmental Finance.

  • World Bank launches first green bond in Australia

    16 April 2014

    The World Bank has today launched its first green bond on the Australian market, raising AU$300 million ($281 million).

  • Impax completes deal for two Finnish wind farms

    15 April 2014

    Impax Asset Management has completed two wind power deals in Finland with a combined generating capacity of 78MW, marking its first investments in the country.

  • RET Capital buys 25MW solar plant

    15 April 2014

    US financing platform Renewable Energy Trust Capital is to buy a 25MW solar photovoltaic plant in California – its second acquisition since raising $125 million last month.